mjrus1945 wrote:
> What is a stop lock? Does it serve a different purpose to the locks
> that go from one level to another?
Stop locks occur typically where one canal joins another at the same level.
Their original purpose was so that, in the days when the canals were owned
by separate companies, then if there was a dispute between the companies
about how much water one was taking from the other, the junction could be
closed by the aggrieved party.
Mike Stevens
nb Felis Catus III - now at Thrupp
web-site www.mike-stevens.co.uk
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